‘Aquaman’ Director Reveals Deleted Flashback Scene With Arthur Curry

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Aquaman director James Wan revealed one of the deleted scenes from the DC film during an interview with ComicBook.com.

Aquaman will expand the DC Extended Universe by exploring new worlds, including the Kingdom of Atlantis, and diving into the backstory of lead hero Arthur Curry. Of course, with so much to cover in a single film, some material had to be cut for the theatrical release and James Wan shared details on at least one scene he hopes will be included on the home media release:

 “I count one or two scenes ultimately that I didn’t feel like it moved the narrative forward in a big way, and already I’m like the movie is a bit longer than I would like, and so you’re trying to find stuff just to cut down. And so there was one scene that hopefully will be on the Blu-Ray or DVD, and that is how Arthur learned to breathe underwater for the first time.”

However, Wan assured fans that the omitted scenes were not essential to the story:

“I know it sounds very important, but it being a flashback scene, I really felt like I had too many flashbacks as it were, and that I didn’t want to cram another one in there. And I felt like it was the only one that I could lose without having the narrative suffer.”

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From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an acition-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be… a king.

Directed by James Wan, Aquaman stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm / Ocean Master, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk, and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.

Aquaman is now playing in theaters!

Source: ComicBook.com

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